Sunglasses

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By Joanna Gustafson FOR REDEYE. JOANNA GUSTAFSON IS A REDEYE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR | June 21, 2007

Whether you're lounging on the beach, sipping drinks poolside or just running from the office to catch a train, summer means sunshine. Sure, we know the merits of sunscreen and dangers of tanning beds, but our eyes need protection too. Enter sunglasses. This season's popular oversized and wrap-around styles protect your eyes from harsh sunlight and help prevent annoying wrinkles and crow's feet. While designer, logo-studded shades may be in with celebrities, stylish and good-looking pairs can be found at many price points.

Four or five pairs of sunglasses valued at up to $375 were reported stolen Saturday from a display at Eye Magic Inc., 605 Elm Pl., police reported. Police said an employee of the store saw a man place the sunglasses inside his shirt. While the employee called police, the man and a female companion left the store and walked away, the report said.

Two men allegedly were milling around the sunglasses department at J.C. Penney at the Woodfield Shopping Center Saturday and one of the men allegedly put a pair of sunglasses in his pocket and tried to leave the store, police said. Bhrugesh Patel, 17, 1707 W. Victoria Ave., Mt. Prospect, was arrested and charged with retail theft, police said.

Is it Tom Cruise's charisma that powers his movies to record box-office totals? Or is it his sunglasses? Take a look at the U.S. box-office figures -- in millions, of course -- for a roster of his films; movies in which shades figured (at least somewhat) prominently are in bold type. Then you be the judge--was it the shades or the star power? (Sunglasses: ) "Mission: Impossible 2" (2000) $157.9 (as of June 12) "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) $55.6 "Magnolia" (1999) $22.5 (Sunglasses: )

A laptop computer and a briefcase containing a hand-held computer, a calculator, a diamond and sapphire ring, earrings, two watches and sunglasses were stolen Tuesday from a room at the Sheraton Suites Hotel, 3400 Euclid Ave., police said.

Windows were broken on two cars Wednesday outside Stonebridge Apartments, 600 W. Rand Rd. Two pairs of sunglasses were stolen from a 1993 Honda Civic. A cellular telephone and a wallet were taken from a 1999 Cadillac Catera.